My friend was banded 6/5 and is in excruitiating pain!! Her left shoulder was hurting due to the gas...but now it's in her neck. She is in some pain!!! PLEASE give me any advice you have!!

She knows about walking and gas x...anything other advice will be GREATLY appreciated. :Banane11:

I feel so bad for her. :cool2:

I was banded the day after her and I have the shoulder pain so I'm praying it doesn't go into my neck as well. :Banane09:

We are in this together...she's my BandAid:tongue:...so I've got to find relief for her!!!

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!:w00t:

Hello and dont worry! I was banded on May 27th and experienced the same pain in my neck, shoulder, and arm. I thought I was having a heart attack or a stroke! But it does go away! I would suggest some sort of pain killer and time.( that is what i did) It was so severe I almost went to the ER but when I woke up the next morning it wasnt as bad as the night before and within a couple of days it was completely gone! Good luck and keep strong!

I was banded in September and I had the exact same kind of pain you described. It was so bad that I left work early! The good news was that it did go away! It just was REALLY uncomfortable for awhile. I still get shoulder pain now and again but it is nowhere near what the pain the first month or so after surgery.

Lay on the bed with your feet against the wall and bring your feet towards your chest. do it several times.. that was what my dr. told me if the gas got really bad. I did'nt have a lot of gas but I would roll 1 shoulder then the other then both together about 15 times. good luck and Welcome to your new journey!

Dont worry the pain will eventually go away. I took a warm compress and placed it on my shoulder and neck when the pain got to bad. I also was given liquid tylenol with codiene which really helped with the pain. I would advise to drink chamomile tea because for some odd reason it really makes you feel good and relaxes the body. My pain was totally gone within 6 days after surgery. Just hang in there!

i would soak in a warm bath with my head and shoulders resting in the Water and my knees bent (but only deep enough so the water could not reach my incisions since it is not good to get them very wet). My husband would follow up with a little massage which really helped.

My neck/shoulder pain lasted 5-6 weeks and was pretty intense. There were a couple of weeks where the bath/massage combo was a daily occurrence. It has since gone away leaving only an occasional twinge if I get overfull.

Thank you all so much!!!!!! The advice is great and the encouragement is wonderful! I think we were surprised by the amount of pain the gas would cause. Hopefully it will be behind us really soon and we can help others get thru this part too! I don't know what we'd do without this message board!

Hopefully next time I post it will be postive news!!!

Thanks again!!!!